Ultimate Bike Thread....

[Joe Bob]

It currently has an 8 speed on there....I put my ten speed wheel on the bike and it fit....

[look 171]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Found a nice set of wheels.....Bontrager and has a ten speed cassette on it. What modification if any is needed to swap out the cassette for an 8 speed?

Is it just a shim?

Campy cassette? Many of those wheels are Shimano free hub bodies. I would say shims, but have never done it that way going from 10 back to eight.

[Joe Bob]

Nope, Shimano style. I guess I'll find out when I get the wheels. They are the same as what's on my LeMond. Need to order a Shimano tool....

Joe, if you need some wheels I'll be selling spare set.

[look 171]

it should work even without shims. Just make sure the chain doesn't jump out of the smallest cog into the dropouts.

[Joeaksa]

Mike,

Pls stay in touch and let me see what actually arrives with the bike.

Hoping that it arrives before years end so I can finally see what condition its in and if it has one or two sets of wheels with it.

Are these clinchers or tubular and what type of hubs?

Thx, Joe

[Reg]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

She's gonna be disappointed when she finds out you din't buy her any pedals

Actually it has cheapies on it with toe straps. Her hold bike has clip shoes (Specialized?) and actually on one ride she had to abruptly stop and fell over as she could not relase quik enough. She has had knee surgery so I am worried about her in this regard.

What is the best system for pedals in terms of performance and comfort with ease of use?

THX

[Joe Bob]

Speed Plays are the schizzle....

[look 171]

Reg,

What kind of riding does she do? Sometimes, people get too caught up on equip. and the must haves. For the Sunday ride around the park just to enjoy the day, then I would say general platform pedals with a mtb cleat on one side. she can use her regular tennis shoe or a cleated shoe. If she's wants to get a little serious about the bike, then get her into some Shimano mtb pedals and their cleats. They are simple, cheap and you can walk on them (cleat is recess inside the lugs on the shoe). Make sure they are set at the lowest or very loose setting so with little effort she's out. I assume she isn't a very experience cyclist? I am always against getting a beginning cyclist all geared up with all the shoe and pedals. Once they fall, it takes all the fun out of it and they don't want to get back on again. Speed play is good too, but i think its a bit difficult to walk with them.

[ZLP]

My Niner mountain bike, carbon everything, 16lbs w/o pedals.....

[ZLP]

My Specialized S-Works Venge Dura-Ace:





Very aero.....

[Joeaksa]

ZLP Very nice! Are you coming to "Cars and coffee" on the 5th of January?

[greglepore]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Found a nice set of wheels.....Bontrager and has a ten speed cassette on it. What modification if any is needed to swap out the cassette for an 8 speed?

Is it just a shim?

Shimano freehubs will accept 8 thru 10 spd cassettes but there is a spacing difference between Campy and Shimano such that if you run a Shimano wheel/cassette you'll be able to get it to shift, but the tolerances stack up so there's usually one point where it double shifts or requires a double push-workable, but gets annoying. Wheels Manufacturing used to make spacers that you could use to replace the shimano spacers with-need the appropriate ones for 8 or 9 speed.

I ran Shimano wheels on Campy drivetrains for years (8-9-10 spd), but not sure if I still have the spacers around-if I do, they're you know where But I'll look.

Did find an 8 spd index cog in my parts pin that will allow you to convert early 9spd brifters back to 8 if needed.

[ZLP]

Originally Posted by Joeaksa

ZLP Very nice! Are you coming to "Cars and coffee" on the 5th of January?

Thanks Joe! Probably not... haven't been too active in the car scene since I work weekends.

[ZLP]

My bride's bikes...

Specialized Fate Expert Carbon 29er w/ Carbon Wheels, SRAM XO, etc...

[ZLP]

And her Trek Madone 6.9 SSL Project One w/ full Dura-Ace, Carbon Clinchers, etc... 14lbs... For sale in the Phoenix area if anyone is interested...

[jyl]

Hmm. Just went and looked at a frame.

The good: it is an authentic Ilkeston-built Raleigh SBDU 753. Frame less fork weighs 1638 grams, check. Seat tube is 28 mm o.d. (a hair under, but that could be my crappy plastic micrometer), check. 753 decal is original, check. No damage. Serial number puts it about 1980.

The bad: Paint is poor, but no rust. It is smaller than advertised. C-t-c is 20.5" or 52 cm. Frame is marked "55" but that must be c-t-t. The top tube is 21.5" c-t-c or 54.6 cm.

I have to measure the smallest bike that I ride well, and see how this frame compares. I think 50/50 if I can even proceed to price haggling.

[Joe Bob]

Not a huge fan of cycle computers except for maybe heart and cadence rates....but this is super cheap for someone that DOES like them.

Greg, on my wheel upgrade I bought some on FleaBay, new in box....great price. The new Bontrager take offs on CL fell thru, first the guy refused to ship and then I offered to have someone pick them up....he started dithering...wanker.

Anyways.....The winter must be killing bike shops in the upper mid west. Plan on having them supply the 8 speed cassette with gearing of my choice and relying on them to not screw it up...%^)


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[Racerbvd]

This is one of the "Holy Grails" BMX wise
A RRS
I have some very cool, era correct parts for this build,some NOS, some used, Bob Reedy Pedals, NOS Sun Tour VX cranks, Bullseye BB, Adix sprocket, Torker stem, NOS Race inc bars, NOS Haro brake lever or NOS Shimano DX lever (up in the air on this one) NOS Araya 7B rims with NOS Blue Spokes & Bullseye hubs, NOS Kashimax seat, still looking for Blue 2.225X20 Comp II & 1.175 Snakebelly tires..

[Jim Bremner]

[einreb]

this thread is more nostalgic/beater than 'ultimate'...

nudging back on track and hoping these hotlinks hold...